General Chemistry: Atoms First
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Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.71CHP
In the cyanate ion, OCN−, carbon is the central atom.
- (a) Draw as many resonance structures as you can for OCN−, and assign formal charges to the atoms in each.
- (b) Which resonance structure makes the greatest contribution to the resonance hybrid? Which makes the least contribution? Explain.
- (c) Is OCN− linear or bent? Explain.
- (d) Which hybrid orbitals are used by the C atom, and how many π bonds does the C atom form?
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